One thing to note about the poll — Rasmussen Reports does not include Libertarian Party candidate and former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson in its polls. Two percent, however, do say that they support “another candidate.”

Romney’s polling bump seems to be subsiding a bit nationally. However, Romney would need a much bigger bump to overtake Obama in New Mexico.

The New Mexico survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted on October 8, 2012. The margin of error on the poll is +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Matthew Reichbach has blogged about New Mexico politics since 2006. Matthew was a co-founder of New Mexico FBIHOP with his brother and part of the original hirings at the groundbreaking website the New Mexico Independent. Matthew has covered events such as the Democratic National Convention and Netroots Nation.
In addition to politics, Matthew is an avid sports fan, especially of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and TV fan.